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A friend forwarded me a list some creative new words<\/a> created by modifying existing words and coming up with a new definition<\/a>. Some of my favorites included:<\/p>\n

Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn\u2019t get it.<\/p>\n

Inoculatte: To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.<\/p>\n

Beelzebug (n.): Satan in the form of a mosquito, that gets into your bedroom at three in the morning and cannot be cast out. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And there is one that I felt required revision as follows:<\/p>\n

Decafalon (n.): The grueling event of getting through the day without coffee.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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